DISCURSIVITY OF NURSING PROFESSIONALS ON LIGHT TECHNOLOGIES IN ASSISTANCE TO HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH COVID-19.

Objective: to understand the use of light technologies by nursing professionals in the care of hospitalized patients with covid-19. Method: qualitative study, developed with 23 nursing professionals, from reference hospitals for care of people with covid-19, between May and June 2021. The data collection technique used was semi-structured interview. The theoretical-analytical framework of Discourse Analysis, of French matrix, was used. Results: the discursive training of health needs of people hospitalized with covid-19 was developed from the perspective of nursing professionals; nursing care for hospitalized patients with covid-19 and technologies used; difficulties faced in nursing care for hospitalized patients with covid-19. Final considerations: nursing professionals could not identify the light technologies in their care practices, although their discourses revealed traces of the use of these technologies in their daily work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]